The Vietnam War veteran says his stand normally packs propane tanks and steaming water – and can’t be moved that easily.

“I fought for my country and now I have to fight for my small business,” Carrano said.

City officials said part of the reason for the change to the ordinance is safety. Right now, vendors have to be 200 feet from a busy intersection so no one gets hurt.

“We had people who were selling items to moving cars and cars were pulling up and it was causing traffic issues,” said Hammond City Attorney Kristina Kantar.

So Carrano found a way to comply – sometimes moving to a vacant lot. But the city says that’s not allowed either, because some are city property and there’s potential someone could get hurt there, too.

“If he should be injured, if something should happen to him, the city could be liable,” Kantar said.

So for now, Carrano is collecting petition signatures in an effort to get the city council to ease up and let him sell what he sells best.

“It just breaks my heart. I worked on this business since 2003 and I worked real hard to get what I got,” Carrano said.

Kantar says they’re not trying to stop any single vendor from selling and the new law does not stop them from selling at festivals and carnivals.

But part of the issue is that brick and mortar businesses complain sometimes the street vendors park in front of them and undercut their prices.

Acknowledging his state has “come under the harsh glare of criticism” over a controversial new “religious freedom” law, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said he wants state lawmakers to pass new legislation that makes clear businesses cannot discriminate against gay and lesbian couples.

Police said the robbers used a prop in at least two holdups in the Fuller Park neighborhood. They set up a road construction barrel in the street, and when a motorist gets out of his or her car to move it aside, the robbers pounce.

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